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Senior Manager, Payroll

United States, New York 128000.00 - 152000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted January 18, 2026
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We are seeking a hands-on Senior Payroll Manager who is a passionate, people-focused, action-oriented leader who will foster proactive collaboration with all internal and external business partners and positively interact with employees at all levels of the organization to join our Payroll Shared Services team. Under the leadership of the Sr. Director, Corporate Payroll Operations, the Senior Payroll Manager will lead, direct, and coordinate all the activities of a team responsible for timekeeping, paid time off accruals, and the preparation, processing, and distribution of accurate and timely paychecks to bi-weekly non-union employees in multiple divisions, multiple legal entities, and multiple states. The Senior Payroll Manager will drive process standardization, automation, and continuous process improvement while ensuring compliance with SOX controls, company policies and federal, state, and local regulations.

Job Responsibility

  • Lead, direct, and coordinate all activities of a Payroll Shared Services team responsible for non-union payroll operations, ensuring timely and accurate payroll processing and all payroll processes are administered in compliance with SOX requirements, internal company policies, federal, state, and local regulations
  • Lead with a one-team approach in dealing with internal and external stakeholder queries via seamless cross-functional and cross-divisional collaboration, consistent with Fox Corporation’s “One Fox” philosophy
  • Effectively manage the delivery of excellent customer service
  • anticipate issues and proactively develop solutions. Create and use metrics to benchmark performance and improve service delivery
  • Take charge of escalations, directing the payroll team and guiding other departments in corrective actions
  • Implement workable and scalable solutions to business issues/problems and impart lessons learned afterwards to prevent future issues
  • Work with business partners to establish and adhere to payroll schedules to ensure data required for payroll processing is received timely to ensure all key processing deadlines will be met
  • Review, audit, and approve all stock incentive compensation transactions, properly accounting for all payroll taxes, before and after payroll processing
  • Define and drive key requirements, projects, and initiatives with a high degree of quality and customer service
  • Plan, develop, and implement forward-looking payroll processes/procedures and revise current processes/procedures to continuously seek improvement, improve accuracy, create optimal efficiency, and provide best-in-class customer service to our employees
  • Collaborate proactively and effectively with Payroll Shared Services leadership on strategic initiatives and projects
  • Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and flowcharts for all payroll processes to ensure a complete, accurate, and up-to-date depiction of processes
  • Develop and maintain excellent cross-collaborative working relationships with cross-divisional stakeholders and cross-functional partners, including HR, IT, and Legal
  • Provide support from initiation to completion for Workday issues and change requests submitted by Payroll, including participation and/or support of user acceptance testing.
  • Proactively function as a trusted adviser and serve as a contact from Payroll for business partners and stakeholders
  • Coach, mentor, and provide leadership development to team members to drive employee engagement and to optimize operational and service excellence to create a deeper bench of experienced talent
  • Maintain knowledge of federal, state, and local wage and hour and tax regulations, including taxation of fringe benefits, by studying existing and new legislation. Ensure compliance and advise management on needed actions
  • Occasional travel may be required between the two head office locations (New York City and Los Angeles)

Requirements

  • 8+ years of relevant work experience leading Payroll and related processes of a large volume of employees (including a remote workforce) in a complex and rapidly changing multi-state, multi-entity organization
  • Demonstrated ability to lead a team to excellence and develop talent through ongoing mentorship
  • Adept in ambiguous situations, adaptable to changing priorities while effectively managing multiple commitments, at times on tight deadlines
  • Strong working knowledge of taxation of fringe benefits and long-term equity incentive instruments (RSUs, NQ Stock Options)
  • Expert knowledge of FLSA, federal, state, and local wage and hour, and tax regulations
  • Aptitude for streamlining and simplifying teams, policies, and processes for efficiency with an appropriate balance of internal controls
  • Intermediate to advanced Excel (V-Lookup and Pivot Tables)
  • Strategic mindset coupled with the ability and willingness to roll up sleeves where necessary, and a desire to constantly improve the status quo
  • Demonstrated ability in building and managing highly collaborative and effective teams supporting multiple companies/business units, with a commitment to a culture of collaboration, performance, transparency, and integrity
  • Outstanding people skills with proven experience in cultivating cross-collaborative working relationships across an organization and the ability to influence at all levels
  • Ability to communicate with precision, ensuring a clear conveyance of project status, identified problems, proposed resolutions, and recommended courses of action

Nice to have

  • Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation
  • Experience with Workday

What we offer

  • annual discretionary bonus
  • medical/dental/vision
  • insurance
  • a 401(k) plan
  • paid time off
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